Business Insider | Turkey and the Kurds are on the brink of war — and the Pentagon is right in the middle of it Business Insider Kurdish fighters from the People's Protection Units (YPG) run across a street in Raqqa. Thomson Reuters. Turkey and the US-backed YPG forces — which have been helping the coalition fight ISIS in Syria — have been clashing off and on since at least April. Turkey wanted thousands of US troops for Raqqa offensive Syrian Kurds to return bodies to Turkey after Syrian clashes Turkey-backed FSA launches offensive against US-backed SDF in Syria |
The Guardian | Turkey holds six rights activists on charges of aiding terror group The Guardian Amnesty International urged the British government to end its silence over Turkey's slide into authoritarian rule on Tuesday after its local director and five other activists were remanded in custody on accusations of belonging to a terrorist organisation. Turkey arrests six human rights activists Turkish Court Jails Six Human Rights Activists Pending Trial Germany concerned by human rights activist's arrest in Turkey |
National Review | As Turkey and NATO Drift Apart, Russia, China, and Iran Stand to Gain National Review Turkey, long a bulwark against Soviet (later Russian) adventurism, has started to look wobbly. Most of the concern within NATO's leadership and in the halls of its member states' parliaments can be traced back to one man: Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the ... Turkey, close to S-400 deal, also goes for Eurosam solution Why NATO's 'Planned Russia-Turkey Conflict' Never Happened |
Reuters | Turkey rolls out new school curriculum - without Darwin Reuters ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey announced a new school curriculum on Tuesday that excluded Charles Darwin's theory of evolution, feeding opposition fears President Tayyip Erdogan is subverting the republic's secular foundations. The chairman of a teachers' ... Turkey's new curriculum ditches Darwin, will teach jihad as 'loving your nation' |
Daily Sabah | Greek foreign minister: Turkey wasn't ready for Cyprus deal ABC News Turkey showed it is not ready to come to an agreement on reunifying ethnically divided Cyprus during recently failed peace talks, Greece's foreign minister said Tuesday. Nikos Kotzias said 10 days of negotiations at a Swiss resort, which ended July 7, ... Cyprus Turkey Peace Talks Turkey, TRNC to consider other options than unfruitful talks, FM Çavuşoğlu says Turkey: Turkish Cypriots also have rights on resources |
Human Rights Watch | Turkey: Disgraceful Court Ruling to Jail Rights Defenders | Human ... Human Rights Watch Human rights defenders detained by police in Istanbul on July 5, 2017. From bottom left: Nalan Erkem; Nejat Taştan; İlknur Üstün, İdil Eser, Özlem Dalkıran, ... |
FRANCE 24 | Gulen admits meeting key figure in Turkey coup plot, dismisses Erdogan's 'senseless' claims FRANCE 24 In an exclusive interview with FRANCE 24, Fethullah Gulen admitted meeting a key figure in Turkey's July 2016 attempted coup. But the Turkish cleric said that a mere visit from one of his followers isn't proof he orchestrated the failed coup. Turkey's ... Turkey extends emergency rule for three more months The Guardian view on post-coup Turkey: don't rebuild on vengeance Protests as Turkey extends emergency rule |
The Sun | Turkey national team coach Fatih Terim facing police probe after 'leading gang who wrecked kebab house' The Sun Turkey national boss Fatih Terim is facing a police probe after allegedly leading a gang that wrecked a kebab house. Veteran coach Terim has managed his national side for 11 years across three spells. Veteran Turkish manager Fatih Terim is in hot water ... |
Washington Post | Turkey's Erdogan turned a failed coup into his path to greater power Washington Post Over the weekend, Turkey marked the one-year anniversary of a deadly coup attempt against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his elected government. You probably know the story: On July 15, 2016, a mutinous faction of soldiers staged a short-lived ... A Year Later, A Divided Turkey Remembers Failed Coup Attempt How Turkey's leader used a failed coup to step on the opposition Turkey marks anniversary of failed coup attempt |
Evanston Now | Just Turkey restaurant closes Evanston Now The Just Turkey restaurant at 2430 Main St. in Evanston has closed after three years in operation. Owner Ginger Maddox, in a post on the restaurant's Facebook page, says that the effort to keep the business operating, while also having another full ... |